Hinge for morris chairs, &amp;c.



PATEYTED JAN. 28, 1908.

6. L. GREILIOK,

HINGE FOR MORRIS UHAIRS, (Q20,

APPLICATION FILED AUGIB. 1907.

UNITED STATES PATENT enema CLARENCE L. GREILIOK, OF TRAVERSE CITY,MICHIGAN, ASSIGNDR TO THE TRJlVEBSEEJCITY CHAIR 00., .OF TRAVERSE CITY,MICHIGAN, A COPARTNERSHIP.

HINGE Fonfuonms exams, at."

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1,908.1

Application filed august 16 1907. Serial No. 3885858- The object of thepresent invention isto improve the construction of hinges havingseparable members to provide a simple,

strong, and durable hinge of this character adapted to be cheaplymanufactured, and capable of permitting a separation of its parts only won the back of the Morris chair is in a horizontal position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thecontruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in they accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claimshereto ap ended; it being understoodthat various c nges in the form,proportion,-siz e, and minor details of construction, within the scopeof the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing an of the advantages ofthe invention, 3

n the drawing, Figure 1 is a rearel'ev ition of the Morris chairprovided with hinges con-- structed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on the .line X-X of Fig. 1. Fig.3 isav sectional view taken substantially on the line y-- y of Fig. 2 Fig. 4is a data I perspective view of the pivot plate. Fi 5 is a similar viewof the supporting mom 1 or bracket-t, Fi 6 is a plan view of the sameillustratihg t e'form of the entrance slot.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

1 designates a supporting member or bgacket, designed to beisecured totheinner faces of thesides 'or arms 2 of a Morris chair, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing; The ,bracket oi supporting memberof the" hin' e may be conveniently stamped from a sing e piece ofstoutksheet metal, or itmay consist of a casting, or be formed ur 'anyother preferredmanner. It, embodies up or and lower attaching portionsor cars 3 an 4, and an intermediate horizontally pro'ecting oil-setbearing portion, substantia y U- .sists of a horizontal projecting indotte lines in Fig,- 2," and t necting wall 6 and the lower'end of theupper 85 attach ng portion 3 of'the supporting mema shaped in verticalsection, and consisting of a vertical outer wall 5 and upper and lorwerhorizontal connecting walls 6. and 7. The attaching portions 3 ands areprovided with counter-sunk'openings for the reception of screws or othersuitable fastening devices for securing the supporting member or bracketto the side or arm 2, and the vertical wall 5 is provided with acircular bearing openin 8 to receive a pivot pivot p ate or member 16.

The pivot plate or member 10 is provided with counter-sunk openings forthe reception of screws for securing it to the side edges of the frameof the back 11 of the Morris chair, 7 audit is constructed of sheetmetal or other The pivot portion 9 confiange, arranged at the lower endof the plate 10, and

suitable material.

curved transversely, as clearly shown in Fi 4 of the drawin The curvedflan e, whic is approximate y semi cylindrica,' has a lower-convexbearing face fit the bottom of the circular fllbearingopening 8.- Thecurved flange is introduced into and removed from the openin manledgewlse position,

when the back 0 lthe'Morris chair is in substantiall a horizontalposition as illustrated he upper 0011- her or bracket are provided witha narrow entrance slot 12. The curved flange,

nected from the arms when it is in an inclined position in use.

While the separ b le hin e is shown applied to a Morris chair, yetit .wibe readily understood that. it may be advantageously @PQTEB so that whenthe pivot Qis in pace, itKgoo spaced above and .out of con act w th theN7 said lower connectingwalli oraover, the langfh of the'pivot 9 islesstl'lan the length. -0t' Havin thus fully described my invention,

e off-set bearing portion.

what I c aim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1 Aseparable hinge of the class describedcomprising a sup orting memberorbracket V having upper an lower attaching portions portion 9 of a 65 zbeing of greater width than the entrance slot,j ,,tl prevents the backfrom becoming d1scon-" 0 r or ears provided With an intermediate projecting off-set bearing portion consisting of a Vertical Wall having acircular bearing opening and upper and lower horizontaj connectingWalls, the upper connectingv Wall and the upper attaching portion beingpro.- vided with a narrow entrance slot extending to and incommunication with the bearing v in the opening, and a pivot plate ormember provlded with a projecting substantially semicyhndrical flangeforming a pivot and presenting a lower convexed bearing far/i saidthrough the entrance slot, the bearing opening being above the lowerconnecting Wall so as to space the pivot out of contact with said W ll.

11p te timony, that I claim the foregoing as F loviai; I have heretoaflixed my signature es'encb of two Witnesses. I

CLARENCE l4. GREILICK.

Witnesses:

HELEN -A1BOTT, FRANK-H. LENNOX.

